Hat-fastener.



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APPLICATION HLED 00T. 17, 1910.

Patented Mar. V21, 1911.

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NELS H. HASSEL, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

)Patented Mar. 2f, i911.

Application filed October 17, 1910. Serial No. 587,440.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Nuns H. HAssnL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of ACalifornia, have invented a new and useful Hat-Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat fasteners and particularly to the class of hat fasteners known as hat pins, used for securing ladies hats to the hair, and one of the main objects of the present invention is to produce a device of the character described in which the pin may7 be removably secured to the hat on a suitable support.

Another object of the invention is to produce a device of the character described, simple and economical in construction, and which may be secured to different kinds of hats.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following description.

Referring to the drawings which are for illustrative purposes only: Figure l is an inverted plan view of a hat showing` four of the pins thereon. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the pins and a portion of la hat, showing the manner of fastening the supporting member of the pin to the hat. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the pins and supporting member showing the pin in its outer position.

The fastener is preferably made of wire bent to form a support consisting of two safety pins l and 2, which may be varied in form as occasion may require. The two safety pins l and 2 are joined together at one end by means of a bridge formed of an upper wire 3 and lower wire 4, the upper wire 3 extending in a straight line from safety pin l to the safety pin 2. rlthe lower wire 4 is bent inwardly, as shown at 5, between the two safety pins l, and 2, approximately parallel thereto, and having the inner end bent up at right angles to form an eye 6.

Slidable through the eye 6 and extending between the upper and lower wires 3 and 4 respectively, is a pin 7 having a head 8 and point 9. llihe outward movement of the pin 7 through the eye 6 near the point thereof, is limited by a shoulder l0 formed on the pin 7, the shoulder l0 being of larger diameter than the eye 6. The inward movement of the pin through the eye 6 is limited by the head 8.

The device is used in the following manner, the safety pins l and 2 are pinned to the hat brim 1l, or any convenient portion of the hat. In the form shown, the pins are pinned through the hat brim 11, near the crown 12 of the hat, the body of the safety pins and the bridge between the pins being below the brim 1l. When placing the hat on the head, the pin 7 is in outer posit-ion as shown in Fig. 3 from which position the pin is pushed into the hair int-o the ,inner position shown in Fig. 2. ment of the hat pin 7 is limited by the upper wire 3 and lower wire 4, the pin 7 eX- tending therebetween as heretofore described. The lateral swinging movement of the pin 7 in the eye 6 is limited by the inner ends of the safety pins l and 2, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, the safety pins l and 2 being spaced far enough apart to permit of a sufficient range of movement of the pin to facilitate pushing the pin 7 into the firmer portion of the hair. Four of the hat fasteners are shown in Fig. 1 at dierent portions of the brim so as to engage the hair at different angles, and thereby securely hold the hat on the head, but it is understood that any desired number of the fasteners may be used as necessity may demand.

The fasteners constructed as above described, insure against loss of the pins, as each pin is' secured in a support and each support pinned by the safety pins to the hat in position for use when desired.

It is understood that the head of the pin 7 may be made in any desired ornamental design as may also any part of the fastener which is exposed.

What I claim is l. A hat fastener comprising a support detachably secured to the hat, said support consisting of a pair of safety pins parallel to each other, a bridge connecting the safety pins together, an extension on the bridge forming an eye, and a pin slidable through the eye.

2. A hat fastener comprising a support detaehably secured to the hat, said support consisting of a pair of safety pins arranged substantially parallel to each other, an upper and lower member connecting said safety The vertical movef2 f Y 987,297

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